Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna T210M

Difficulty date
September 28, 2001
Submitted
October 30, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N761RD
Make and model
Cessna T210M
Aircraft serial
21062450
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SA643766
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Engine
Part time
336 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF INTERMITTENT ROUGHNESS. REMOVAL OF CYLINDERS REVEALED STICKING INTAKE VALVES. GUIDE TO VALVE TOLERANCE TOO TIGHT, BELOW MFG MINIMUM LIMITS. MFG CLAIMS TOLERANCE TOO TIGHT FROM NORMAL OPERATION. NO BUILD UP NOTED OF ANY KIND ON VALVE STEM OR INSIDE DIAMETER OF VALVE GUIDE. TOLERANCE WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED AT PART/CYLINDER MANUFACTURE OR ASSEMBLY. RECOMMEND DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF NEW CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES TO CHECK TOLERANCES.

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